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🚨 FG APPROVES HISTORIC NYSC REFORM: FIRST CIVILIAN LEADERSHIP IN 53 YEARS 🚨🚨🚨

The Federal Government has approved a sweeping reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), marking the first comprehensive overhaul of the scheme since its establishment in 1973.

KEY REFORM: The NYSC will now be led by a civilian for the first time in its 53‑year history, while the military will continue to provide security for corps members nationwide.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) directed the Attorney‑General of the Federation and the Ministry of Youth to amend the NYSC Act and relevant regulations to enable immediate implementation.

The reforms reposition the NYSC as a skill‑oriented, productivity‑driven, and youth‑empowering institution, aligned with the administration's goal of building a $1 trillion economy.

RESTRUCTURED ORIENTATION CAMP (6 WEEKS, 3 PHASES):

♦️ Weeks 1–2: Civic responsibility, national values, and leadership development.

♦️ Weeks 3–4: Career mapping, financial literacy, business planning, and access to finance.

♦️ Weeks 5–6: Specialised training based on each corps member's chosen career stream.

11 SPECIALISED STREAMS:

1️⃣ Agric Corps
2️⃣ Medical Corps
3️⃣ Education Corps
4️⃣ Tech and Digital Corps
5️⃣ Legal Corps
6️⃣ Public Service Corps
7️⃣ Infrastructure Corps
8️⃣ Green Corps
9️⃣ Enterprise Corps
🔟 Creative Economy Corps
1️⃣1️⃣ Paramilitary and Security Corps

WHY THIS MATTERS:

This is the first holistic reform of the NYSC since its creation. It reflects President Bola Tinubu's commitment to transforming the scheme into a modern institution focused on youth empowerment, skills development, and national productivity while preserving its role in promoting national unity.

According to the Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, the reforms will strengthen human capital development and better prepare Nigerian graduates for national development.

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